World number 59 Katerina Siniakova will be up against the 103rd-ranked Maria Lourdes Carle in the first round of the 2025 WTA Indian Wells Open which will be played on Wednesday, March 5. Get all the Katerina Siniakova v Maria Lourdes Carle predictions, betting tips and odds for this encounter in the section below.
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Katerina Siniakova v Maria Lourdes Carle Head to Head
Siniakova and Carle Maria have never faced off before this.
Has Siniakova Recovered Fully from Hamstring Woes?
It’s been a bit of a strange season for Katerina Siniakova who made the Adelaide International through the qualifiers but then lost three opening round matches in a row.
At Adelaide, Siniakova went down to Diana Shnaider, then was routed by Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open before losing to Elina Avanesyan in Linz.
It was in Cluj-Napoca that Siniakova found her rhythm as she stormed into the semifinals but was then forced to retire from that match against Lucia Bronzetti because of a left hamstring trouble.
Since then, Siniakova has come back to participate in Merida but after qualifying for the main draw there, she lost in the first round again. While it looked like her fitness was back to her usual self, Siniakova will also want to start winning these opening round matches.
Siniakova enters this edition on the back of four successive second appearances at the Indian Wells Open.
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Carle Eases Her Way into the Main Draw
Having to play the qualifiers at this tournament for the second year running, Lourdes Carle went a step further than last time as she made it through to the main draw.
This will be Lourdes Carle’s first ever appearance in the main draw of a WTA 1000 tournament too. And due credit to her for the way she came through, defeating Petra Martic and Daria Saville in straight sets in the qualifiers to make it through.
Lourdes Carle had made a decent start to the season when she qualified for the Auckland Open and defeated Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in three sets to enter round two. Since then, however, she hasn’t won a main draw encounter.
She lost in the second round there, fell in the first round at the Australian Open and at the WTA 125 event in Cancun before losing twice to Emiliana Arango in the same tournament in Merida.
Can Lourdes Carle put up a fight against Siniakova here?
Siniakova v Carle Predictions
Siniakova might not be in the greatest form but she has done enough to deserve a favourites tag here. Whether she can ease through to a win needs to be seen though.
Siniakova v Carle Tips
- Siniakova to win: 1/3
- Over 19.5 games in the match: 4/6
